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  • Lao Women’s Union and The Asia Foundation Reaffirm Partnership to Advance Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Laos 

    VIENTIANE CAPITAL, Lao PDR, January 13, 2026 — The Lao Women’s Union (LWU), represented by the Cabinet Office, and The Asia Foundation in Lao PDR (TAF) reaffirmed their long-standing partnership with […]
  • Commercial Navigation on the Upper Mekong: Growing or Slowing for Thailand?

    This paper, funded by the Australian Government through the Mekong-Australia Partnership, examines the trajectory of commercial navigation on the Upper Mekong River, primarily through the perspective of Thailand. The 25 […]
  • Myanmar: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study

    Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao […]
  • Lao PDR: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study

    Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao […]
  • Cambodia: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study

    Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao […]
  • Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar: Civil Society Organization and Community Scoping Study

    Drawing on scoping studies conducted in 2024, the Amplify country briefs provide an overview of current peace and security challenges women experience at all levels of society in Cambodia, Lao […]
  • Pathways to Justice: Learning from the past, charting the future in Asia, Sri Lanka (1960–2024) 

    The second publication in the Pathways to Justice series traces more than seventy years of The Asia Foundation’s engagement in Sri Lanka’s law and justice sector, situating this trajectory within […]
  • Access and Experiences of Care: Mental Health and Psychosocial Services and Support in the Maldives

    Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are a rising global concern and are projected to become the leading cause of disease burden by 2030. Despite the growing need, treatment access […]
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    Going Mobile: The Philippines Is Moving to Make Infrastructure More Accessible 

    Photo by Patrick Roque It’s referred to as Mt. Kamuning, and it’s a “mountain” no one wants to climb. The roughly five-story footbridge over the railway and highway in Quezon City can be imposing for even the most fit Filipino, but its […]
  • Strengthening the Foundations of Education: New Research Calls for Systems Reform in the Philippines 

    MANILA, Philippines, November 13, 2025 – The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) and the Australian Government, conducted four research studies to examine […]

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